Colusa County plane crash injures two men from Ukiah

Two Ukiah men were seriously injured in an airplane crash in Colusa County Tuesday, according to the Colusa County Sheriff's Office.

The men, whose names have not been released, were flying a Lancair 360 -- a small, low-wing aircraft -- from Ukiah to Tahoe, according to the CCSO.

"There was light smoke in the cockpit, so they started to descend," according to the CCSO press release. "The smoke got heavier and a small fire broke out, forcing the plane to crash near an almond orchard west of Williams."

The CCSO, Williams Fire Department and Enloe medics responded to the crash scene Feb. 12 near Eastcamp Road, south of Highway 20.

One of the men inside was flown to Enloe Medical Center in Chico with major injuries, according to the CCSO. The other man was taken by ground ambulance to Colusa Regional Medical Center, but was expected to be airlifted to a hospital in the area.

According to the CCSO, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified of the incident.

No further information about the crash was available Friday. Details will be reported as they become available.